System Shock 2 Remaster And Buried Stars Are Free On Epic Games Store
Buried Stars is the one title in this pair with Japanese language support, which makes it the only half of the giveaway most Japanese players can actually read.
Key Facts
- System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and Buried Stars are free on the Epic Games Store from October 1 to 0:00 on October 9, 2026.
- System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a Nightdive Studios remaster of the 1999 FPS and RPG hybrid, with support for up to 144fps, ultrawide displays, crossplay co-op, and mod support.
- Buried Stars is a mystery adventure from Korean developer Studio LARGO and LINE Games about a venue collapse during a survival audition broadcast and the murders that follow.
- Only Buried Stars lists Japanese language support among the two free titles.
- Out of Sight and TerraScape are scheduled as the next Epic Games Store free titles starting at 0:00 on October 9, 2026.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
Epic Games is giving away System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and Buried Stars on the Epic Games Store for one week. The promotion opened at midnight on October 1, 2026, and runs until 0:00 on October 9, 2026. System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is Nightdive Studios' modern version of the 1999 FPS and RPG hybrid, with reworked character and weapon models and animations, support for up to 144fps, ultrawide displays, and optimized controller controls. It also adds crossplay-enabled co-op multiplayer and mod support. The game is set in 2114 aboard the faster-than-light ship Von Braun, where the protagonist wakes from cryosleep with no memory and faces mutants, killer robots, and the rogue AI SHODAN. Buried Stars is a mystery adventure from Korean studio LARGO and LINE Games about a venue collapse during a survival audition broadcast and the murders that follow, with branching endings. Only Buried Stars lists Japanese support among the two.
Both titles carry a listed price of 6,980 yen before the giveaway, and once claimed within the window they stay in the user's library permanently. System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster comes from Nightdive Studios, and the original 1999 release is noted for having Ken Levine, later of BioShock, as a lead designer. Players pick one of three branches, O.S.A., Marine, or Navy, each with a different playstyle. The remaster's new co-op mode supports crossplay.
Buried Stars comes from Studio LARGO, the Korean developer also behind The Black Room and the Gray City series, working with LINE Games. Players trapped with the cast and crew gather information by talking to survivors and by reading outside reactions through an in-game social network. The credited Japanese voice cast includes Tetsuya Kakihara, Takuya Eguchi, Hiro Shimono, Yoko Hikasa, Rina Satou, Soichiro Hoshi, and Eri Kitamura. A store sale runs alongside the giveaway through the same October 9 close, led by Electronic Arts titles. The next free pair, Out of Sight and TerraScape, begins at 0:00 on October 9, 2026.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.